Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 185 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) beep
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) woof (c) window
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) table
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) buzz
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) knock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) boom
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) crunch
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) honk
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) meow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) crunch
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
15. 15.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) the wind
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) buzz (c) gentle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) clang (c) drip
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) happy
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a snake
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) boom
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) garden (c) river
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) moo
34. 34.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a bee
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) sizzle
36. 36.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a snake
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
39. 39.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) drip (c) table

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